Gen 27:7 | NETfull | STEP | ‘Bring me some wild game and prepare for me some tasty food. Then I will eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before I die.’

Genesis 27:7

7 ‘Bring me some wild game and prepare for me some tasty food. Then I will eat ^{▼▼ Following the imperative, the cohortative (with the prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.} it and bless you ^{▼▼ The cohortative, with the prefixed conjunction, also expresses logical sequence. See vv. 4, 19, 27.} in the presence of the Lord ^{▼▼ In her report to Jacob, Rebekah plays down Isaac’s strong desire to bless Esau by leaving out נַפְשִׁי (nafshi, “my soul”), but by adding the phrase “in the presence of the Lord,” she stresses how serious this matter is.} before I die.’